IRU – driver shortage problem getting worse

Over 3M truck driver positions are currently unfilled in 36 countries studied, according to the latest survey from the IRU in Geneva and shortages are forecast to double in the next five years

The world road transport organisation in Geneva has launched a 17-point emergency plan for governments to tackle rising fuel prices and their impact on transport networks and energy security, and scale back decarbonisation plans

Austria’s policy to limit goods transport by road in the Tyrol region is increasingly hindering the ability to provide services and move goods through one of the most important transit corridors in the EU, with about 7,000 truck movements per day, says the Geneva-based IRU

Confronted by a worsening demographic, the IRU wants the minimum driving age for HGVs to be reduced to 18 across the globe

Sea-Intelligence says its analysis points to container shipping potentially losing 10% of volume this year; IRU counts on-cost to road hauliers of container transportation drop at US$2 trillion

The International Road Transport Union is calling on international organisations, governments and industry stakeholders “to safeguard the role of road transport in driving economic prosperity”